<topic>
	<head>
		<title>SPACE</title>
		<keywords>
			<keyword term="functions, SPACE" />
			<keyword term="string functions, SPACE" />
			<keyword term="SPACE function" />
		</keywords>
		<links>
			<link href="Functions.html">Functions</link>
			<link href="String Functions.html">String Functions</link>
		</links>
	</head>
	<body>
		<summary>
			<p>
				Returns a string of repeated spaces.
			</p>
		</summary>

		<syntax>
			<code xml:space="preserve">SPACE(numberOfSpaces AS int) RETURNS string</code>
		</syntax>

		<parameters>
			<params>
				<param name="numberOfSpaces">
					<p>
						Is a positive integer that indicates the number of spaces.
					</p>
				</param>
			</params>
		</parameters>

		<returns>
			<p>
				A string of repeated spaces. If <c>numberOfSpaces</c> is negative, the return value is <c>NULL</c>.
			</p>
		</returns>
	</body>
</topic>
